Being Batman: Hands On With 'Batman: Arkham Knight'

[Simon Ayres]

The author (me) tested the game using an Intel Core i7 4790k on an ASUS Z97i mini-ITX mobo, 16gb of 2133 mhz RAM, a 500gb Samsung 840 EVO, and an EVGA GTX 970 SC. I also never said 30 fps was acceptable for elitists (when did elitist become a negative term in the PC gaming world? It just means they pay for more hardware and therefore expect more, rightfully so!) I simply stated that it was playable. I also never excused the reported performance issues, and was clear stating I wasn't experiencing the same problems. Is 30 fps acceptable for my hardware config? No, but instead of harping on that I pushed forward to review a game that despite the issues, was very fun to play. Rather than jumping on the bandwagon, I pointed out the positives in a largely negative situation. Performance will improve, according to WB Games, and if they fail and give up on fixing it, I will gladly write the article to state the obvious, that "they screwed up". But honestly, it seems a lot of gamers are giving this game the Ben Affleck treatment, completely trashing it before giving it a chance to improve, or even surprise you. As frustrating as day one glitches can be, all games of this nature improve with time. Could I have spent more time testing with different hardware components to further elaborate on the performance issues? Sure, but I had limited time, and felt it more important to focus on the actual gameplay, features, and story, which don't make up for the performance problems, but definitely gives me a reason to be patient for fixes. I liked this game, despite the lackluster performance, and if those issues are solved in a timely manner would recommend it to anyone with a PC that likes Batman.

I think the term you are looking for is enthusiast, not elitist.

 

[davmazin]

the thing is the people that programed this on pc didnt do a good job when programing how the game would use system ram, the problem persist cuz the ram never swap out whatever its putting in there so the ram gets cramped and get used to the fullest making the game shutter when it tries to load new parts or zones of the game